Sen. John Kerry, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called for hearings on the mounting piracy threat
Kerry said. “I plan to hold hearings to further examine the growing threat of piracy and all the policy options that need to be on the table .”
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Ken’s Take:
(1) Now, some people make think hearings on piracy are a waste of valuable Senate time. I disagree. It might distract them from the current spending spree.
(2) Which reminds me: whatever came out of the Senate hearings on steroid use in baseball? That’s another issue I want them spending time on …
(3) Question: Who will testify at the hearings? Do you think they’ll be able to get real pirates to come and answer Kerry’s inane questions?
(4) Idea: Get Barry Bonds (former Pittsburgh Pirate) to come and testify. Kills two birds with one stone: steroids and piracy.
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Thanks to SMH for the heads-up on this one.
Source article:
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/kerry-calls-for-pirate-hearings-as-drama-continues-2009-04-09.html
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April 10, 2009 at 10:45 am |
Better yet, he should hold the hearings in Las Vegas (at Treasure Island), and he’ll find plenty of pirates there.
April 10, 2009 at 11:27 am |
Unfortunately people are prohibited from attending business meetings or conferences in Las Vegas, for fear of being misconstrued as a waste of time and money. All corporate functions in 2009 are required to be held in boring destinations. Thus, chartering a train to go to a resort near Williamsburg, or holding committee meetings in Detroit, are fair game.
April 10, 2009 at 12:37 pm |
I thought we were talking about housing.
http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0409/pirate_questions_bee0acd6-2942-4248-9c1c-43877aacd662.html